Building structure.



No. 844,988. PATENTED FEB. 19, 1907.

R. YOAKUM. BUILDING STRUCTURE.

APPLICATION FILED IULY18.1905.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

ROBERT YOAKUM, OF HOUSTON, TEXAS, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO JOSEPH A.GREBER, OF HOUSTON, TEXAS.

BUILDING STRUCTURE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. 19, 1907.

Application filed July 18,1905. Serial No. 270,229.

To wZZ whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, ROBERT YoAKnM, a citizen of the United States,residing at Houston, in the county of Harris and State of Texas, haveinvented new and useful Improvements in Building Structures, of whichthe following is a specincation.

The invention relates to an improvement in building structures relatingparticularly to frame structures, such as dwelling-houses, corn-cribs,smoke-houses, hen-houses, cisterns, refrigerators, boat or shipsuperstructures, and such other structures as are capable ofconstruction in accordance with the invention.

The main object of the invention is to form the walls of the structureof interlocking timbers or planks, each individually secured to the onebeneath, the timbers of one side interlocking at the ends with thetimbers of the adjacent sides.

Another object of the invention is to so arrange the alternate timbersof any one or more sides that they may be conveniently moved forventilation, means being provided for locking said removable timbers inplace in the structure when desired.

Various structures in accordance with my invention are illustrated inthe accompanying drawings, wherein Figure 1 is a vertical sectional viewof a house constructed in accordance with my invention; Fig. 2-, a topplan thereof with the roof structure removed. Fig. 3 is a view inelevation of the house, showing particularly the door-openings. Fig. 4is a broken perspective illustrating the ventilating feature of thestructure.

Referring to the drawings, wherein like parts are indicated by likereference-numerals, my improved structure comprises suitable base-logs1., upon which is directly suported the flooring 2, the latter beinginteraced with the walls, as will be described.

The walls of the structure are composed of timbers 3, the timbers of oneside being interlaced at their ends with the timbers of the meetingsidesthat is, the timbers of the parallel sides are at their endssuperimposed upon the ends of the timbers of the re maining parallelsides, as will be seen in Fig. 3. This initial construction leaves aspace between the adjacent timbers of each side,

which spaces are designed to be filled by timbers 4 of a length to fitwithin the spaces. In such structures as are adapted for the results itis my purpose to removably secure these timbers 4 in place, so that whendesired they may be conveniently removed to provide ventilating-spacesin any situation desired, or the timbers 4 of all the sides may beremoved, providing an open-work structure particularly adapted for useduring warm weather. Each of the short pieces preferably carryturn-buttons 6, about equal in width to the width of the timbers 4, butof greater length than the width of said timbers. These turn-buttons aresecured on the inner side of each timber 4 and when said-timber is inplace are to be turned transverse the timber, so as to bear against theadjacent timbers 3. This construction secures the timbers 4 in placewhen desired and yet permits their ready removal for the purposes noted.The buttons 6 are of course to be applied to each timber 4 and may be in7 any number found necessary or desirable.

In the event it be found desirable to ventilate only a particularportion of a structure I prefer that the removable timbers be of lesslength than the side of the structure, as at 7, Fig. 1, whereby aportion of the wall from which said timbers 7 are removed is leftstanding as a brace to the rest of the structure.

In the removable short sections 7 I prefer to provide a construction bywhich said timbers 8 are wedged in place, and this is accomplished bybeveling or dovetailing the ends of the timber 7, as 8 of Fig. 2, andcorrespondingly inclining the receiving edges of the wall, whereby saidtimbers 7 are securely held in position against accidental inwardmovement. It will be noted that the face of the wall as constructed formy invention is unbroken, and thereby the removable timbers areinaccessible from the outside for unauthorized removal.

The structure is provided with suitable windows 9 and with a door 10,the side edges of which are beveled to fit a beveled opening 1 1 in thestructure.

The ceiling of the structure is formed by transversely-extending planks12, thus securely tying the walls together, being firmly nailed to wallseach having beveled ends, as indicated in Fig. 1. The two outer planks13, in addition to their beveled ends, are formed with beveled sideportions, as indicated at 14, so as to produce an overhanging structure.The roof preferably is wedge-shaped or pyramidal inform, but other kindsof roof maybe used, and is produced by superimpos- 1 ing upon each othera plurality of planks 15, each having a beveled outer edge, as shown at16. Each of the planks is set back beyond the rear edge of the nextlower plank, as indicated at 17, in order to produce the necessaryslope. roof extends the entire length thereof, as described with respectto the sidewalls. The crown of the roof comprises a plank 19, which isfitted upon the upper planks 18 of the roof, said plank 19 havingthereona cone-shaped projection 20 and being beveled at its edges, asshown at 21.

It will be noted that a structure made in accordance with my inventionpossesses material advantages over similar structures now in use in thatthe wall-timbers are interlaced with each other, provision is made forventilation or removing sufficient of the wall to adapt the structure.for use in warm weather, and the roof structure arranged weatherproofin a simple and convenient manner.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new is 1. Abuilding structure having walls composed of timbers spaced to provide.ventilating-openings, filler-timbers adapted to be disposed within saidopenings and formed to engage the wall-timbers to prevent movement ofthe filler-timbers in one direction, and independent fastening meanscarried by the filler-timbers to engage the wall-timbers and Every otherplank in the timbers, the proximate ends of said auxiliary timbers beingspaced to provide an opening,

filler-timbers adapted to fit within said openings and formed to engagethe ends of they auxiliary timbers to prevent movement of saidfiller-timbers in one direction, and independent means carried by thefiller-timbers to engage. the wall-timbers and prevent movement of saidfiller-timbers in the. other direction.

4. A building structure having walls com posed of timbers interlaced attheir ends,

timbers secured intermediate said interlaced timbers, said lattertimbers including removable sections havinginclined ends to seat againstinclined ends of adjacent sections. of the timbers, and .meansforsecuring said removable sections in place.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature,

in presence of two witnesses.

ROBERT 'YOAKUM.

Witnesses:

J. L. MOTT, Jr.-, GEO. H. CURRIER.

